National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
On International Women’s Day we strike against the violence that permeates our lives. We demand safety in our workplaces, in our homes, and on the streets. We demand the resources and rights that we need to keep ourselves safe. We demand freedom from violence, whether it is at the hands of our clients or the state. On March 8th, at …
An open letter calling on MPs to oppose further criminalisation of sex work has received over 150 signatures. Organisations such as Amnesty International, Liberty, Freedom United, Stonewall and Sisters Uncut have added their support to the sex worker-led call, as have unions including GMB and United Voices of the World, and celebrities including FKA Twigs. The open letter, spearheaded by …
The Scottish Government is running a consultation on “challenging men’s demand for prostitution”. This is very concerning for sex workers in Scotland as it could be the first step in introducing the Nordic model north of the border. Such a move would also increase the likelihood of a Nordic-model-style law in England and Wales, as if Scotland joined Northern Ireland …
In the fight for the Labour Party to support the full decriminalisation of sex work, we can now mark down a major achievement – LGBT+ Labour, the party’s official LGBTQ affiliate, has passed a motion in support of decriminalisation. The motion has committed the organisation to campaigning for decriminalisation, to campaigning against the damaging Nordic Model and to support inclusion …
JOINT STATEMENT by Decrim Now and United Voices of the World (UVW), Friday 6th March 2020 UVW and Decrim Now are celebrating after a judge at an employment tribunal ruled that dancers in a London strip clubs Browns and Horns have worker status. Until now, dancers were misclassified as ‘independent contractors’, which means they had no access to even the …
Conservative Human Rights Commission’s call to criminalise buying sex is dangerous and will put sex workers lives at risk. Sex workers, human rights organisations, trade unions and grassroots campaigners condemn Conservative Human Rights Commission (CHRC) report calling for further criminalisation of sex work Decrim Now condemns the CHRC report ‘The Limits of Consent – Prostitution in the UK’ for failing …
Decrim Now is delighted that the Royal College of Nurses has voted to support the decriminalisation of sex work. The decriminalisation of sex work – along the lines of New Zealand, but with additional provisions to include migrants – is the only legal model that prioritises sex workers’ safety, access to healthcare and access to justice. We are delighted that …
Professor Rafferty, RCN PresidentMs Coghill, Deputy RCN PresidentMembers of the RCN Council Dear Professor Rafferty, Ms Coghill and members of the RCN Council, We are writing to you as we believe you have been sent a letter from groups and individuals who oppose the Congress hearing a motion in support of the decriminalisation of prostitution (sex work). The claim in …
Decrim Now has released a new briefing paper on Trafficking, Migration and Borders.
This Friday, the 8th of March, sex workers across Britain are going on strike. To mark International Women’s Day, thousands of escorts, phone-sex workers, strippers, erotic dancers, pornographers and more will march on London in a call to arms over what they call the “sexist, racist and criminal laws and whore stigma that jeopardise our lives”. Sage Woodford is one of …